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Luxembourgish is considered the national language of Luxembourg and also one of the three administrative languages, alongside German and French. [11] [12] In Luxembourg, 77% of residents can speak Luxembourgish, [13] and it is the primary language of 48% of the population. [14]
The linguistic situation in Luxembourg is characterized by the practice and the recognition of three official languages: French, German, and the national language Luxembourgish, established in law in 1984.
Luxembourg is largely multilingual: as of 2012, 52% of citizens claimed Luxembourgish as their native language, 16.4% Portuguese, 16% French, 2% German and 13.6% different languages (mostly English, Italian or Spanish).
Writing system: Latin script. Status: official language in Luxembourg. Recognised language in Belgium. Luxembourgish has been spoken since Frankish times (c. 1,000 AD), along the banks of the Moselle. Literature in Luxembourgish flourished during the 19th century.
Luxembourgish is a Moselle-Franconian dialect, which was a mainly spoken language up to the 19th century and became the national language in 1984. Today, Luxembourgish is the mother tongue of most Luxembourgers. It sounds close to Dutch, being a mixture of German and French with regional and even locally varying dialects.
For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. Luxembourgish is a West Germanic language. A lot of people in Luxembourg speak the language. It is quite similar to German. Outside Luxembourg, not many people speak it, and inside Luxembourg many people speak other languages, too.
Luxembourgish, German and French are the three official languages (Amtssprachen) of Luxembourg. As a standard form of the Moselle Franconian language, Luxembourgish has similarities with other High German dialects and the wider group of West Germanic languages.
